Why Bill Maher Gets a “C” in My Introduction to Religion Class. “In other words, Religulous fails to understand the actual context and realities in which religious people live. This is why the film is actually not a documentary; a documentary at least purports to get at the realities of its subjects. Maher shows himself ultimately to verge on the inhuman in his inability to understand people.” As a side note, ReligionDispatches is quickly climbing the ranks of my favorite religious websites/blogs.